Hillel The Foundation For Jewish Campus Life

TO PARTNER WITH STUDENTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PRINCETON COMMUNITY TO SUSTAIN AND GROW A WELCOMING, MULTI-FACETED, AND PLURALISTIC JEWISH COMMUNITY THAT IS INTEGRATED INTO THE FABRIC OF CAMPUS LIFE. TO MAKE JUDAISM SPEAK TO STUDENT'S LIVES BY PROVIDING A CUSTOMIZED MEANINGFUL JEWISH EXPERIENCE.

SHABBAT DINNERDURING THE ENTIRE REMOTE FALL 2020 SEMESTER, CJL MAILED SHABBAT WELLNESS PACKAGES TO STUDENTS TO MAINTAIN THEIR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AS THEY CELEBRATED SHABBAT WHEREVER THEY WERE LIVING. IN THE 2021 SPRING SEMESTER, LIMITED IN-PERSON FRIDAY NIGHT DINNERS WERE HELD IN CJL, OUTDOORS AND AT LOCATIONS AROUND CAMPUS. CJL SHABBAT "BOXES" GAVE STUDENTS ALL OF THE ITEMS NEEDED TO GATHER IN APPROVED, SMALL-GROUP GATHERINGS. THE SEMESTER ENDED WITH RESUMPTION OF IN-PERSON FRIDAY NIGHT DINNERS AT CJL THAT ENGAGED 60-70 JEWISH STUDENTS FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS.

JEWISH LEARNINGCJL'S AWARD-WINNING EDUCATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS ENABLE STUDENTS TO TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO TOPICS THAT MATTER TO THEM THROUGH A JEWISH LENS. 7 FELLOWSHIPS WERE CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY DURING THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS, ENGAGING A TOTAL OF 102 STUDENTS. THIS WAS THE LARGEST ENROLLMENT IN THE PAST 3 YEARS OF THIS INITIATIVE. STUDENTS EXPLORED TOPICS INCLUDING JEWISH BIOMEDICAL ETHICS, YOUR JEWISH STORY, LIFE AS A SACRED GIFT AND ONE NEW FELLOWSHIP FOCUSED ON JUDAISM THROUGH A QUEER LENS.

ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMCJL CONTINUED TO ENGAGED WITH THE STUDENTS EVEN WHEN THERE WERE NO STUDENTS LIVING ON CAMPUS IN THE FALL OF 2020. ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES DURING THE SEMESTER WERE STAFF DRIVEN AND CONSISTENT OF SENDING CARE PACKAGES TO STUDENTS RESIDING IN "PODS" IN THE LOCAL PRINCETON COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE COUNTRY, AS WELL AS TO STUDENT'S HOMES. ADDITIONALLY, OUR ORTHODOX CO-EDUCATORS RETURNED TO THEIR PERMANENT HOME IN ISRAEL AND WERE PERMITTED TO ENGAGE IN LIMITED, SOCIALLY-DISTANCED ACTIVITIES WITH CJL STUDENTS STUDYING REMOTELY FROM ISRAEL OR ON APPROVED GAP YEAR PROGRAMS. THESE STUDENTS WERE GIVEN SPECIAL HOLIDAY AND EXAM PERIOD "QUARANTINE CARE PACKAGES". STUDENTS RETURNED TO THE PRINCETON CAMPUS IN FEBRUARY 2021 FOR SPRING SEMESTER. OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT WERE HIGHLY RESTRICTED BUT NOT PROHIBITED. THROUGHOUT THE SPRING SEMESTER, OUR STUDENT CAMPUS ENGAGEMENT INTERNS, A CORE CJL PROGRAM THAT HAS EXISTED FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS, RESUMED 1:1 COFFEE AND SNACK MEETINGS WITH THEIR PEERS.

REMOTE OPERATIONS AND PROGRAM OVERSIGHTIN ORDER TO RESUME ITS DAILY PROGRAMS, SHABBAT AND HOLIDAY OBSERVANCES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNIVERSITY'S COVID OPERATIONS REQUIREMENTS, CJL SECURED SPECIAL SUPPLIES (I.E OUTDOOR HEATERS, TENTS, PPE, ETC), STUDENT WORKERS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE AND IN THE CASE OF PASSOVER PLANNING, OFF-CAMPUS SPACES FOR RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND MEALS.